GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF THE TITANIC - Companion to James Cameron's 3-D Movie, by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall, Introduction by James Cameron, 2003 1st edition, Da Capo Press / Madison Press, 10.3 x 10.375-inch linen-clad HB with embossed silver lettering at spine, DJ, 143 pp. + unnumbered credits page; near-excellent overall condition (book is excellent with a very soft bump at tip of upper rear corner; otherwise bright, clean and fully intact; DJ is VG+ - bright, clean and fully intact with moderate curling at edges and tiny rubbed white edges of corner folds; $35.00 at upper front flap).
PLEASE NOTE: There are 3 signatures on the front flyleaf - "James Cameron," "Don Lynch," and "Ken Marschall."
*Fortunately, there's one other identically signed copy on eBay, which also has the brief inscription "To Douglas".
James Cameron's pulled off a seemingly impossible feat after one of the longest pre-production periods in Hollywood history - his epic 1997 dramatization of the sinking of the "unsinkable" majestic ocean liner Titanic. It cost an estimated $200 million and opened 12/12/97. Although opening weekend in North America was a relatively modest $28.64 million. reviews and word-of-mouth resulted in a final North American gross of $6.74.3 million, part of its record-setting international box office of $2.265 billion. It was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11 - Best Picture (Cameron and partner Jon Landau), Director, Cinematography (Russell Carpenter), Art/Set Direction, Costume Design, Sound, Editing, Sound F/X Editing, Visual F/X, Original Song (music by James Horner, Lyrics by Will Jennings), and Original Dramatic Score (Horner), The success of the film and Cameron's mastery of all technical aspects of film led to a remarkable 3-D film about his bold adventure at the site of the sunken ship which sent an unmanned submersible with powerful lights and camera's to the rusting hulk of the ship innumerable times to capture astonishing footage. This heavy, handsome book (with thick, white, semi=glossy pages) details those efforts, and the discoveries which allowed him to tell a more complete story of what happened to the Titanic when it struck a huge ice berg.
The identical signed copy on eBay, with its inscription "To Douglas," is in near-fine condition and listed at $375.00 + $10.00 shipping, My copy's near-excellent with the same signatures amd without a personalized inscription.
The Buy-It-Now price of $150.00 includes shipping bubble-wrapped in a medium priority mail box, which takes 2-3 days with tracking and insurance.